Mud-guard.



No. 777,244. PATENTED DEC. 13, 1904.*

'M. L. GOONEY.

MUD GUARD.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 14, 1904. N0 MODEL Mam 1'6 L. fiaaney.

UNITED STATES MAMIE L. COONEY, OF NEIV ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.

Patented December 13, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

MUD-GUARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 777,244, dated December13, 1904,

Application filed May 14:, 1904. Serial No. 208,043. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, MAMIE L. CooNEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at New Orleans, in the parish of Orleans and State ofLouisiana, have invented new and useful Improvements in Mud-Guards, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to mud-guards, the object of the invention beingto provide a mud-guard especially adapted for use upon automobiles andwheeled vehicles in general.

In wheeled vehicles, and especially automobiles and vehicles of a likecharacter upon which inflatable tires are used, it is frequentlynecessary to get access to all parts of the tire; and hence the primaryobject of the present invention is to provide a construction of mudguardwhich will enable the sections of the mud-guard to be folded and swungaway from the wheels which they partially cover, while at the same timethe sections of the guard are so mounted that they are eflectivelysupported in proper relation to the wheels for securing the bestresults.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists in thenovel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, as hereinfully described, illustrated, and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation'of amud-guard embodying the present invention, showing the relation thereofto the wheels of a vehicle, which wheels are indicated by dotted lines.Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of the mud-guard. Fig. 3 is across-sectional view of the same. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view ofa portion of one of the mud-guard sections, showing the sustaining armand tongue. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of one of thesupportingbrackets.

Like reference-numerals designate corresponding parts in all the figuresof the drawings.

Referring to the drawings, it will be seen that the mudguard comprisessections 1 and 2, each of which is of segmental form, curved on the arcof a circle concentric with the axle of the wheel in connection withwhich it is used. Each section comprises an outer rim portion 3 andthesides or flanges I and 5, which are preferably of diflerent length,as shown in Fig. 1, the sides or flanges at next to the vehicle beingpreferably longer than the sides or flanges 5, which extend upon theouter sides of the wheel-rims. The relative lengths of the sections andthe sides or flanges thereof may, however, be changed at will to suitthe manufacturer or the particular form of vehicle in connection withwhich the mudguard as a whole is used.

In carrying out the present invention the sections 1 and 2 are hinged attheir inner ends, as shown at 6, to opposite sides of the vehicle'step,which is shown at 7, the said hinged or jointed connection being fullyillustrated in Fig. 1 and 2, in which it will be seen that the step 7 islocated between the wheels, (indicated at S and 9.) By providing thejointed connection at the point 6 it will be seen that the sections 1and 2 may be folded or swung toward each other for giving access to thewheel-tires.

Each of the sections 1 and 2 is provided, at or near the outer endportion thereof, with a laterally and inwardly projecting sustainingarm10, which is terminally provided with a pendent tongue 11, preferablymade tapering toward its extremity, as shown, and provided with a recessor depression .12, the purpose of which will appear. In connection witheach sustaining-arm 10 a supporting-bracket is employed, said bracketbeing secured to the frame of the vehicle and comprising an arm 13,which is rigidly connected to the vehicleframe and terminally providedwith a socket or apertured head 14, having a bindingscrew 15, the innerend of which is adapted to enter the recess or depression 12 in thetongue 11 when said tongue is inserted in thesocket or head 14E, thussecurely holding the sustaining arm 10 and supporting the mudguardsection to which the arm is connected. It will be understood that eachof the sections 1 and 9. is supported in the manner just abovedescribed. By loosening the binding-screws 15 the tongues 11 may bewithdrawn from the sockets and the sections swung toward each other.After the tires have been repaired the sections of the mudguard may bereturned to their operative positions over the tires and again securedby the means described.

The device as a Whole not only prevents the throwing of mud upon thevehicle and the occupants therein, but also forms a guard or shield forthe clothes of the occupant in entering or alighting from the vehicle.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. Amud-guard comprising curved sections adapted to embrace portions ofadjacent Wheels, said sections lying at opposite sides of a vehicle-stepand having a jointed connection therewith, and means for supporting thesections on the vehicle-frame.

2. A mud-guard comprising curved sections embracing portions of adjacentWheels, said sections lying at opposite sides of a vehiclestep andhaving a jointed connection there- With, and means for detachablyconnecting the sections to the vehicle-frame.

3. The combination With a vehicle, of a mudguard embodying curvedsections embracing portions of adjacent Wheels and hinged at their innerends to the vehicle-step, the opposite ends of the sections beingsupported by means Which detachably connect the sections to the frame ofthe vehicle.

In testimony WhereofI aflix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

MAMIE L. COONEY. l/Vitnesses:

EDWARD VINCENT, F. S. Wins.

